rn 300 week 2 hw: multiple gestation
A patient pregnant with monozygotic twins shares with the nurse, "During my last labor with my son, it was so uncomfortable passing the placenta. Now I have to pass two!" Which responses to the patient by the nurse are most appropriate?
"I'm sorry that it was an uncomfortable experience for you." "In this type of twin pregnancy, your babies do share a placenta."
A nurse is discussing with a 25-year-old patient the likelihood of becoming pregnant with monozygotic twins. Which statements by the nurse would be included in the teaching?
"Your actions will not increase the occurrence of having twins." "Your family history does not play a role."
In which patients is there an increased likelihood of conceiving dizygotic twins?
A 39-year-old woman A patient with African heritage A 25-year-old woman whose father was a dizygotic twin
Which factors are related to the development of dizygotic twins?
Development of two zygotes Two sperm fertilizing two different ova Release of two ova per menstrual cycle
The nurse knows that which physiologic event may lead to a conjoined twin pregnancy?
Incomplete separation of the inner cell mass
In a dizygotic twin pregnancy, the nurse would expect which findings?
Two chorions Separate placentas
